Sacred Scripture in 10 sentences, 100 words and 500 words

[Tybourne]

Out of curiosity I did this exercise. You probably all know that Microsoft Word has an autosummarize feature. The way it works is to assign each sentence a score depending on the extent to which it contains the most frequently used words. You can then choose the size of the summary, e.g. 10 words, 20 words, a number of sentences or a percentage of the original. So, here, according to this feature, is the whole Scripture in 10 sentences, 100 words and 500 words. The only version I could find to download the whole of was the King James Version:

10 sentences​

Bless ye the LORD.
for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
saith thy God.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
Jer32:17 Ah Lord GOD! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
unto Caesar shalt thou go.

approx. 100 words​

Bless ye the LORD.
for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
Praise ye the LORD.
saith thy God.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
Jer32:17 Ah Lord GOD! saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
woe unto thee, Bethsaida! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
unto Caesar shalt thou go.

500 words​

Ge3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Exo7:8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Exo14:15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? Lev14:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num2:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num4:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num4:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num14:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num16:20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Num19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Deu18:13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
Deu23:5 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
Bless ye the LORD.
1Sm4:8 Woe unto us! for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
Psa3:8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Psa29:1 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psa86:3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Psa89:8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? Psa90:16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Psa106:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psa111:1 Praise ye the LORD. Psa112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Psa113:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Praise the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Psa119:65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Psa135:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psa141:1 Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
Psa146:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Praise ye the LORD.
Psa148:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psa149:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psa150:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
saith thy God.
Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.
Woe unto us! Woe unto us! Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD.
Jer32:17 Ah Lord GOD! saith the LORD.
I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
saith the LORD.
saith the LORD. saith the LORD.
Mat11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! Luke10:13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! Luke11:47 Woe unto you! thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
unto Caesar shalt thou go.
Fear God.

When the Lord was asked he famously gave the double commandment to love God and neighbour, saying that in this lay all the Law and the Prophets. Yet, this was a summary of the commandments. What strikes me here is:

1. The emphasis on God’s initative, it is all about the Lord speaking to us
2. The most common noun in the Scripture is the divine name, the tettragamon, rendered in English as LORD. In this name, “I am He who is”, we see a statement about the nature of reality, the metaphysical foundation of our faith, all Being comes from Him and returns to Him.
3. Our response is to praise- to live our lives as a song, as St Augustine puts it
4. The lament over Chorazin and Bethsaida is also a very typical sentence in the Scriptures. A judgement falls on persons in particular places and times who have failed to respond to the gift of Being and God’s communication and self-donation in the Covenant in Jesus.
5. Therefore, we are called to ‘fear’ God, to recognize and live the reality that He is the only sure foundation on which we can stand, the Ground of our Being

What strikes you all?

 

[myredeemerlives]

Sounds like every word is from God to me

 

[LilyM]

Sounds like a) God speaks through the Bible b) Moses and Aaron were important to Him b) our main raison d’etre is to praise Him. Sounds about right